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Tea: How is White Tea Different from Other Teas?

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In recent years, white tea has gained great popularity. Tea

connoisseurs everywhere have come to appreciate white tea's

delicate, slightly sweet flavor. Though white tea comes from the

camellia sinensis plant, just like black tea, green tea and

oolong tea, there are several significant differences between

white tea and other teas.

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Tea: How is White Tea Different from Other Teas?

Copyright © 2007 Marcus Stout

Golden Moon Tea

http://www.GoldenMoonTea.com

In recent years, white tea has gained great popularity. Tea

connoisseurs everywhere have come to appreciate white tea's

delicate, slightly sweet flavor. Though white tea comes from the

camellia sinensis plant, just like black tea, green tea and

oolong tea, there are several significant differences between

white tea and other teas.

Processing - White tea is harvested before the leaves are fully

open, when the buds have fine white hair covering them. This is

much earlier than other teas are harvested. In addition, white

tea leaves are not fermented. Rather their leaves are simply

steamed and then dried, often right in the fields. This protects

white tea's delicate flavor.

Availability – Less white tea is grown than other types of tea in

the world. Most tea gardens designate just a few tea bushes for

early harvest to create white tea. In addition, white tea is

grown in far fewer areas of the world. Most of it is grown in

China and Japan, and a little is grown in small areas of India

and Sri Lanka. However, we may find more and more tea gardens

concentrating on white tea as the demand for it grows.

Cost – Because white tea is fairly rare, you'll find that it

costs a bit more. However, white tea is gaining popularity, which

means that it's likely that it will become more readily

availability, which is likely to drive down the price.

Flavor – White tea has a very delicate flavor that is slightly

sweet. It has a paler color than other teas. In fact, it may

appear that you didn't steep it long enough, if you judge just

by the color. It also has far less aroma than green, oolong or

black tea.

Serving method – Do not pour boiling water on white tea leaves;

the temperature should be a bit shy of the boiling point. And,

experts recommend that you not use sweetener or milk in white

tea; it should be served plain.

Caffeine Content – White tea has the least caffeine of any tea.

White tea contains about 15 mg of caffeine per serving, while

black tea contains 40 and green tea contains 20. This makes white

tea an excellent choice for the caffeine sensitive.

Health Benefits – White tea contains all the benefits usually

associated with drinking green tea, but with additional benefits,

as well. Like green tea, white tea holds antioxidants in their

natural state. These anti-oxidants have been shown to:

* Reduce your risk of cancer – Many different studies have

supported the finding that green tea and, because of its

similarity, white tea, can prevent and possibly even help treat

cancer. Several studies have shown that Asian cultures, where tea

drinking is most common, to have significantly lower incidences

of many forms of cancer. Some other studies have suggested that a

compound in these teas can actually inhibit the growth of cancer

cells.

This compound may prevent cancer in healthy people, and may even

be able to slow down cancer's progress in those already battling

the disease. It appears that tea may be most effective at

preventing bladder, colon, rectal, esophageal, bladder, liver,

lung, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer and prostate cancer.

* Lowers Cholesterol - Tea has been shown to be effective in

lowering LDL cholesterol. Tea also appears to inhibit the

formation of abnormal blood clots. These clots, also known as

thrombosis, are the leading cause of heart attacks and strokes.

Many studies have shown that when coupled with a low cholesterol

diet, participants who drank tea reported lowering cholesterol

levels more than participants on the same diet who did not

consume tea daily.

* Ease Rheumatoid Arthritis –Tea's anti-oxidants may also be

able to prevent and reduce the severity of rheumatoid arthritis.

Several studies have shown dramatic reduction in the incidents of

arthritis in mice that were fed tea. In addition, the mice that

did develop arthritis developed a milder form with an onset later

in life. In addition, rheumatoid arthritis is far less common in

the Asian world, where tea drinking is much more frequent.

* Help Lose Weight – Tea's combination of catechins and

caffeine appear to speed up the metabolism and may help with

weight loss. It may also help regulate insulin in the body, which

can be beneficial for diabetics.

* Prevent Alzheimer's disease – Studies suggest that tea

drinkers may also be less likely to develop Alzheimer's

disease.

* Improve your immune system – One benefit of drinking white tea

that is not found in drinking other forms of tea is that white

tea seems to be especially good at improving your immune system,

which makes your body more effective at fighting off bacteria and

viruses. White tea seems to be especially effective at killing

the staph and strep viruses.

So, as you can see, white tea is very much like other teas, and

very different at the same time. What this means to most of us is

that it's a great tea to add to our usual list of treasured

teas. Once you try white tea, you're certain to want to drink it

just as regularly as the other varieties of tea you've grown to

love.

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Marcus Stout is President of the Golden Moon

Tea Company. For more information about tea,

(http://www.goldenmoontea.com/greentea)

green tea (http://www.goldenmoontea.com/blacktea)

and black tea go to http://www.goldenmoontea.com